Etymograph

English

masterbatch

From master + batch.

A compound of master + batch

Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big’

Old Latin magester

Latin magister ‘chief’

Old English mǣster

Middle English maister ‘master’

English master

Old English *bæċċ ‘something baked’

Middle English bach

English batch

Today it means

noun A solid product (normally of plastic, rubber, or elastomer) in which pigments or additives are optimally dispersed at high concentration in a carrier material. The carrier material is compatible with the main plastic in which it will be blended during molding, whereby the final plastic product obtains the color or properties from the masterbatch.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / masterbatch